confidence in guard/tackle Sambrailo."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Library FalcFans Podcast on The FalcoholicContact The FalcoholicFalcons StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Falcons NewsYahoo Falcons Team PageYahoo Falcons ReportYahoo Falcons Depth ChartYahoo Falcons TransactionsYahoo Falcons PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHuby Sambrailo’s 3-year deal is for a ‘max’ of $18 million Desmond Trufant Jersey 2019 , with $6 million guaranteed New,158commentsThe Falcons have a surprisingly high level of confidence in guard/tackle Sambrailo.ESTShareTweetShareShareTy Sambrailo’s 3-year deal is for a ‘max’ of $18 million, with $6 million guaranteed Jason Getz-USA TODAY SportsThe Falcons traded a fifth-round pick Ty Sambrailo before the 2017 season. At the end of the season that trade appeared to be a waste. Sambrailo appeared to be more of the player that coughed up countless sacks to Vic Beasley back in 2016. We typically had him on the potential cut list.Things sure change as the former second-round pick signed a three-year deal with the team. The numbers are... surprising.The term “max value” is doing a lot of lifting here, almost assuredly from Sambrailo’s agent. A leak from the Falcons would include a lower number “plus incentives.” The incentives are not clear as of this point, but he almost certainly as playing incentives dedicated to a number of snaps or even roster bonuses throughout his contract. The max deal should mean Sambrailo is paid as a starter if he indeed is the team’s starter through the three years.On Thursday, we learned that Sambrailo’s contract is only about a third guaranteed money, and that his base salary in 2019 is low and kicks up north of $4 million in 2020 and 2021. That makes it a solid deal for a swing tackle and a very affordable one for a starting right tackle, should Sambrailo get there. We have given Sambrailo some flak around here but he graded out as PFF’s 31st best tackle last season based on a minimum of 20 percent of the offensive snaps. Ryan Schraeder came in tied with Bobby Hart and D.J. Humphries at 67th. We aren’t sure if Schraeder was injured but generally his play has worsened the last few seasons while Sambrailo has improved. Based on these admittedly too early numbers, we have Sambrailo penciled into the starter spot. Schraeder may or may not get a chance to prove he’s worth his 2019 salary as the team can clear up nearly $4 million by moving on Black Damontae Kazee Jersey , or up to $6.45 million as a post-June 1st cut per Over the Cap. Short of taking a pay cut, the Falcons will probably have Sambrailo compete with Matt Gono and a late round draft pick.What does this mean for the draft? The Falcons must not have liked any early round tackles. If they were ready to give a rookie a shot, they would not have made this deal. You may now disregard all mock drafts with a tackle in round 1. The team isn’t expected to be very busy this year, but we’re keeping a watchful eye out.")Photo by Rob Carr/Getty ImagesIt begins. As of right this moment, the NFL is in the 2019-20 league year, and teams are free to sign free agents from other teams. That should kick off a huge flurry of signings, including some we’ve seen rumored already.Where the Falcons fit into that flurry should be clear soon enough. We’ve seen reports that they’re signing guards Jamon Brown and James Carpenter, but it’ll only become official now. There are two possible routes to watch for from Atlanta here:typical one, where the Falcons swoop in to bag a couple of players they like Damontae Kazee Jersey 2019 , then go quiet to work on in-house priorities and wait for the first wave of free agency to settle;路An atypical one where the Falcons, feeling their wild oats, clear out more space and keep adding to this roster. Either way, the likelihood that any big names land in Atlanta this spring are vanishingly slim, with only Justin Houston looming as a semi-realistic option. Instead, expect complementary players and a couple of players who will compete to start, probably most notably along the lines. The Falcons are banking on an offense led by Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and a healthy Devonta Freeman Black Brandon Fusco Jersey , plus a defense under Dan Quinn led by Deion Jones, Keanu Neal, Grady Jarrett and a healthy secondary being enough to carry them back into contention, and the very real holes on this roster are going to be filled in by stopgaps or draft picks. God, I hope that works.Give us your predictions for Falcons free agent signings, and let’s see what comes. 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